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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
320 AM CST MON OCT 28 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         53   1159 PM  87    1999  71    -18       63       
  MINIMUM         46    234 AM  28    1957  46      0       33       
  AVERAGE         50                        58     -8       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10                      0.14  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      3.36  -1.89     3.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.53                      6.97  -4.44     7.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.64                     35.10   1.54    32.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         8      7       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       111     44      127       
  SINCE SEP 1    155                       134     21      143       
  SINCE JUL 1    155                       134     21      143       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        61      4       42       
  SINCE SEP 1    407                       336     71      286       
  SINCE JAN 1   2128                      1923    205     2265       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     80           700 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        86      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2002.......SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   
OCTOBER 29 2002.......SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          



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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING       19.8         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT